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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLEFUL

doleful  [ˈdəʊlfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doleful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DOLEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of doleful in the English dictionary

The definition of doleful in the dictionary is dreary; mournful Archaic word: dolesome,.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOLEFUL


baleful
ˈbeɪlfʊl
barrelful
ˈbærəlfʊl
bowlful
ˈbəʊlfʊl
guileful
ˈɡaɪlfʊl
kettleful
ˈketəlfʊl
needleful
ˈniːdəlfʊl
pailful
ˈpeɪlfʊl
shovelful
ˈʃʌvlfʊl
skilful
ˈskɪlfʊl
skillful
ˈskɪlfʊl
soulful
ˈsəʊlfʊl
spellful
ˈspɛlfʊl
spoilful
ˈspɔɪlfʊl
tableful
ˈteɪbəlfʊl
taleful
ˈteɪlfʊl
unskilful
ʌnˈskɪlfʊl
unskillful
ʌnˈskɪlfʊl
wileful
ˈwaɪlfʊl
wilful
ˈwɪlfʊl
willful
ˈwɪlfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOLEFUL

dolce
dolce far niente
dolce vita
Dolcelatte
dolcetto
doldrums
dole
dole bludger
dole money
dole office
dole queue
dolefully
dolefulness
dolent
dolente
dolerite
doleritic
dolesome
dolesomely

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLEFUL

bottleful
careful
fateful
forceful
graceful
grateful
hateful
hopeful
ladleful
peaceful
purposeful
resourceful
scuttleful
shameful
smileful
tasteful
thimbleful
useful
vengeful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of doleful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DOLEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «doleful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of doleful

Translation of «doleful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLEFUL

Find out the translation of doleful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doleful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doleful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寂寞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doleful
570 millions of speakers

English

doleful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كئيبة الصوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

печальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doleful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেদনাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dolent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpindah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

traurig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲しげな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서글픈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doleful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sầu tham
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துக்கம் நிறைந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kederli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

triste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałosny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jalnica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πονεμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

droewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doleful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doleful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doleful

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLEFUL»

The term «doleful» is normally little used and occupies the 126.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLEFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «doleful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «doleful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doleful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLEFUL»

Discover the use of doleful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doleful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda
Relying on their own wits, the dynamic duo restore order and emerge from the episode victorious. No longer bashful and doleful, bob and Dorinda discover that they can be brave and daring.
Margaret Atwood, 2011
2
Dolly Doleful and Other Stories
A book of poems and short stories about children and animals.
3
The Doleful Passing of Lilies
Patricia Amaro. The Doleful Passing of Lilies A Novel Patricia Amaro The Doleful Passing of Lilies Patricia Amaro 978-0-557-55084-5 This Book.
Patricia Amaro, 2010
4
A Doleful Kind of Singing:
K. G. McAbee. everything that happened to you while I was gone. Leave out nothing." "Well, Miss Ari," began Sophy with a sniff. I reached for my handkerchief , then remembered it staunched Toby's cut.Ifumbled in anotherpocket and retrieveda ...
K. G. McAbee, 2014
5
Handley Cross: Or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt
There sat Mrs. Jorrocks, in a fine red and gold turban, at the top of the table, Belinda with her back to the door, and Captain Doleful in the host's chair, in the act of diving a fork into the breast of a boiled turkey. — " Holloa ! you old bald- faced ...
Robert Smith Surtees, Author of Mr. Sponge's sporting tour, 1854
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The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register
... gild I believe answers exactly to the Jjijliati word doleful i as (anlus Jkbilis, ( doleful singing); carmen Jle.bile, (a doleful song); clumor Jlebilis, (a doleful noise ;) ele«iti Jlebilis, (a doleful elegy) ; gemitus Jlebiles, (dolefm groans) ; modi jlebiles, ...
7
The Monthly Magazine
In all the rest it tvprr-se» the quality of exciting raritf; s[H I believe answers exactly to the l^lohviard dolij'ul; as cantut Jlebilit, (doleful singing); carmen Jlebile, (a doleful song); clamor JlebUis, (a doleful noise ;) elegia JlebUis, (a doleful elegy)  ...
Sir Richard Phillips, 1810
8
The Doleful Death and Flowery Funeral of Fancy
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Frances Catherine Barnard, 2010
9
Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
DOLEFUL. ample. As docile means easy to teach, it is only by analogy that it can be applied to irrational animals. But the analogy is the more easy by reason of the fact that intellectual aptitude, as in the Old English word docible, so far as it ...
‎1871
10
The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume Two
who may put up many prayers for you, and that your case is not so doleful on that account, and that your danger is not extremely great. But in this you miserably deceive yourself. You are children of the devil notwithstanding all this. If you die in ...
Jonathan Edwards

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doleful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
VIDEO: Young gymnast striving despite diabetes
"There was a really rough patch and she told me, 'I don't want to live,' " Lora Holland said, describing a doleful spell when Grace was 7. "That's ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
2
Strutty, Puffy, Hotsy & other rejected names for the 7 dwarves
Awful, Bashful, Biggo-Ego, Biggy, Biggy-Wiggy, Blabby, Busy, Chesty, Crabby, Cranky, Daffy, Dippy, Dirty, Dizzy, Doleful, Dumpy, Flabby, ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
7 'True Detective' Season 2 Questions That Need Answering …
whose entire existence is a study in how to be as downtrodden and doleful as possible. But more importantly than that, literally every string is left untied, so many ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
4
UN clean bill of health gives the lie to reef madness
... accurate, has led to a systemic failure on the media's part to present reality accurately. The Great Barrier Reef is the latest doleful example. × ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the '80s, Nos. 50-41
A doleful organ, by producer Mitchell Froom, provides the song a dreamy, early '70s retro feel. Crowded House has released incredible music ... «Metro Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Sunday trading makes us free
My teenage years were miserable enough, but Sundays were the most doleful day of all. The looming threat of school on Monday, the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Latest banned drugs can be hard to detect
The 33-year-old man, who once exercised regularly at the local gym, had turned into a sleep-deprived, doleful person unable to lead a normal ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»
8
When it comes to group sex, we British have no style
The doleful Gloucestershire playpens take me back to the days when I was editing The Erotic Review, and a philanthropic couple from ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Do top colleges shun Staten Island students? (leltter to the editor)
... really so outlandish to believe that colleges with an illustrious reputation may not want to associate themselves with the Island's doleful status ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
10
The Good Expat: 5 Steps to a Successful Expat Experience
Getting busy and reaching out is also what pulled me out of my funk soon after that doleful morning in Johannesburg. I started talking to some ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Doleful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/doleful>. Apr 2024 ».
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